The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-19

the occasion OF the first meeting of the
Auxiliary Hereditary Association in this
city some years ago. If there is to be in
reference it ought to be wholly on scien-
tific grounds, and scientific interference
might many times offset to advantage the
The best way would be to have young
people we'll instructed in the laws OF tenn
peramental adaptation and in everything
appertaining to Heredity, and then leave
them to their own iancies.-From Foote'S
Health Monthly.
Suicide of Rev. Charles Ward.
A dispatch from New York OF May 4, says:
Rev Charles Ward formerly rector OF St.
Pauls Episcopal church at Englewood, N.
j., who shot himself and wife and tried to
kill his little daughter last February. was
found dead in his room at the home of ] Judge
Drew, Rockland Lake. Judge Drew is the
r~ector's counsel in the criminal prosecu-
the case of the suit Of his wife for
a bill as separation. About three
weeks ago the judge had his client taken to
his home, so as to be with him when he
prepared his answer to the charges. His
dead body was found this afternoon, and
in the room was an empty bottle which
had formerly contained q mixture of n.y.
drade OF choral. The body was discovered
by DR.. Watson of Washington, D. c., a
guest OF Judge Drew. mote was found in
Mr.. Wards handwriting addressed to Mr..
Watson, saying that the choral prescribed
was not strong enough, and that he had
been obliged to take it all together. DIR.
Ward was a long time rector of the Epis.
copal Church at Winona, Minnesota.
1t is understood that Gen. C. c.. Augur,
who is to have command OF the national
.drill encampment, will offer positions on
OF Indiana, Brig.-Gen. tombstone Jones, OF
North Carolina; DR.. David w. Yandell, OF
Louisville, KY; and Capt. Samuel T.. Car
mis-, OF Memphis, Tenn. The Second brig
AIDE band, OF Iowa, has been engaged by
the military committee as headquarters
band. The we'll known Busch Zouaves en-
tered for the camp, although too late to
compete in the drill.
The United States geological survey
has taken immediate action to collect re-
liable information regarding the recent
earthquakes in Arizona. The plan is to
send letters of inquiry with printed ques-
tions covering all the points Of informa-
tion desired. The disturbed area seems
to be a circle OF some four hundred miles
radius, one quarter as large as the Charles
tone earthquake and nearly a third OF the
area OF the Riviera earthquake.
W. H. Bolton, superintendent OF second
class matterin the Chicago postoffice, who
was convicted OF embezzlement OF about
$25, 1000, was sentenced to four years impri.
sonment, He has been in a hospital i'll ever
since his arrest.
The late D. Binney, bishop of Nova
Scotia, was arranging to build a fine cath.
edral at Halifax at the time OF his death.
He had been bishop OF Nova Scotia since
1851.
LIE Paris states hat France has con-
Guided a defensive alliance with certain
other powers, and chat henceforth France
will not be alone in the event OF aggres.
sion against her. This is supposed to refer
to Russia, which refuses to join the triple
alliance.
Mrs. j. S. Mccormick OF Omaha. while
the rest OF the family were at tho theater,
heard a strange man in the hallway, and
rushing out, she grabbed him, saying, You
are n thief" He knocked her down with
a revolver and ran out, escaping with two
confederates outside. He dropped a bundle
of silverware which he had seized in the
house, being the wedding gifts of Mrs. Nc
Cormick's daughter.
John J. Cornelison, who assaulted and
cowhided Judge Reid of Kentucky causing
him to commit suicide, and who was SEN
fenced to Jail for three years, was re-
leased on a writ OF habeas corpus by Mag
istrate Stoffer. The affair has created a
sensation.
At Warren, ILL.,, the p~cstofice building
and business houses of L.. E.. Morris. Rohr
& Evans, William Spofford and William
Phillips were bnrned. Loss, SIS, 600 to
100000; insurance $4,000. All the mail
was saved.
! The fertilizer works OF NJ. Dorsey of
Highland Md, were burned. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $50, 600.
The business failures during the first sew.
en- days OF May number for the United
States 153 and for Canada 20; total, 1872,
against 1S1 the week before, and 1872 for the
CORES ponding week OF last. year.
George w. Childs' birthday anniversary
| occurs May IL, and on that day special
efforts will be made to increase the fund OF
the International Typographical union, to
which Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Drexel gave So,
900 last May.
At River Falls, Wis, j. F. Cramer, for
merly of st. Paul, accidentally took an
overdose OF laudanum, but was saved by
timely medical intervention.
At a meeting of friends ofethe late Presi-
dent Arthur in New York, some weeks ago,
it was resolved to receive subscriptions
for q monument to be erected over his
grave to cost not more than $4,000.
Considerable in excess of that amount was
subscribed at once. 1921
Gov. Hill OF New York has signed the bill
making Saturday a half-holiday through
out the state. aat
"A bill to adopt capital punishment for
murder and rape was defeated in the Mich
igan senate-19 to ID.
The Connecticut house has passed a bill
fixing a uniform license OF $500 for strong
liquors and $3.50 for beer, wine, etc.
Bishop Williams of Connecticut, senior
bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal church,
| is bachelor
It is ruumored that all the Touring mills
will shortly shut down and remain closed
all summer.
Fire in the basement press room OF the
Eau Claire Daily Leader damaged presses
and material to the extent or / 600; dam
age to building, owned by A. D. Buck Of
Fall Creek, $1,000.
r. g. Dun & Co. reportincreased business
at all interior centers since the Interstate
/ law went into effect -4 sIX8@